1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lang/js/src/Keyring.js b/lang/js/src/Keyring.js
index 90d267db..7d9b370a 100644
--- a/lang/js/src/Keyring.js
+++ b/lang/js/src/Keyring.js
@@ -388,8 +388,9 @@ export class GPGME_Keyring {
             msg.setParameter('userid', userId);
             msg.setParameter('algo', algo );
             if (expires){
+                const now = new Date();
                 msg.setParameter('expires',
-                    Math.floor(expires.valueOf()/1000));
+                    Math.floor((expires - now) /1000));
             } else {
                 msg.setParameter('expires', 0);
             }